Trick Of The Light Chords & Tabs
Artist - Mike Oldfield
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Song - Tricks Of The Light
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Album - Discovery
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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INTRO - Drums & Bass
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Guitar 1 - Distorted
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|Guitar 2 - Clean rake |
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Guitar 1 - Distorted
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VERSE 1
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B E
I have a crazy man
B E
Waiting for confirmation.
B E
Signs keep a-changing and.
B E F#
I need some more information.
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CHORUS
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C# G#m C# G#m
Some tricks of the light, you never know.
C# G#m C#
Make a flickering midnight light into a glow.
G#m C# (Play Section 1)
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B
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C# B
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B C#
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VERSE 1
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B E
Something that tells me how,
B E
Her bright blue eyes are smiling.
B E
She turns up her head now,
B E
Where she walks, she'll deny him.
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CHORUS
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C# G#m C# G#m
Some tricks of the light, you never know.
Guitar 2 - Clear
rake
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C# G#m C# B
Make a flickering midnight light into a glow.
Guitar 2 - Clear
rake
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C# G#m C# G#m
And the spot that you saw so bright was just for show.
rake
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C# G#m C# G#m
Could it ever have turned out right You'll never know.
rake
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G#m C#
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B
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C# B
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B C#
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It's a trick of the light.
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VERSE 3
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B E
She turns, she takes his hand,
B E
Breaking his concentration.
B E
She burns at his command,
B E
That ends some man's recollection.
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02:07
CHORUS
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C# G#m C# G#m
Some tricks of the light, you never know.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mike_oldfield/trick_of_the_light_tab.html ]
Guitar 2 - Clear
rake
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C# G#m C# B
Make a flickering midnight light into a glow.
rake
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C# G#m C# G#m
And the spot that you saw so bright was just for show.
rake
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C# G#m C# G#m
Could it ever have turned out right? You'll never know.
rake
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G#m C#
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B
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C# B
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B C#
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It's a trick of the light.
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02:48
SOLO
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theres diff ways to do this
find whats good for yourself.
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rake p Whammy Bar^^^^^
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(Theres is 2 guitars through the last bit, i can,t make out one.)
PRE CHORUS
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C# A B
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It's a trick of the light. That is something you never know.
C# A B C#
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It's a trick of the light.
Repeat PRE CHORUS again
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Could it ever have turned out right, now
C# A B
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It's a trick of the light.
C# A B C#
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|Guitar 2 |
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That is something you never, something you never,
Something you never, something you never,
Something you never, something you never,
Something you never, something you never....
This guitar is low at the end it plays with the lyrics above,
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A great Mike Olfield. Its A tricky one. Enjoy............
